Tile roofing.



F. c. OVERBURY & H. 0. PLATTS.

' TILE ROOFING 7 APPLICATION FILED APR- 7, 1914 I 1, 182,41 5. Patented May 9, 1916.

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F. C. OVERBURY & H. C. PLATTS. TILE ROOFING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1914 1,182,415,

Patented May 9, 1916 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

FREDERICK C. OVERBURY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO AND HOWARD CA RLETON PLATTS, OF FLINTKOTE MANUFACTURING COM- Pm, OF RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW J'ERSEY.

TILE ROOFING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK C. OVER- BURY and HOWARD CARLETON PLA'rrs, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, and of Rutherford, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tile Roof a which has heretofore been employed for ings, (Case C,) of which the following isa specification. I

Flexible prepared roofings consisting of a foundation of felt or equivalent material, saturated and coated with waterproofing and weatherproofing compounds, have heretofore been manufactured or' sold in sheet form, or in blanks for use as flat shingles. 'While such roofings serve an ornamental and useful purpose, they fall short-of presenting the ornate'appearance secured by the use of expensive curved or corrugated rigid tiles which have hitherto beencast or molded of clay or other com-position. Such rigid tiles may be cast or formed of any desired thickness, and present an appearance ,of solidity when laid orplaced upon a roof.

The object of this invention is to provide a tile which has-all of the appearance. of a molded or cast rigid tile, which is much cheaper in construction, which may be laid easily and Without grea'tcost, and which is weatherproof, waterproof and practically fireproof. In accomplishing these objects,

.we may employ in forming the tile blanks,

substantially the same flexible material fiat roofing, and may use many of the standard flexible prepared roofin materials now on the market. Such flexib e material consists of a base or foundation of wool felt or equivalent material saturatedwitha Waterproofing compound such as a hydrocarbon *nnxture, and coated with a facing or coating, of, a weatherproof compound such as pitch or bitumen,=or a combination of oily and resinous substances, suitably colored if desired by the addition of a pigment. ,Preferably the outer coating has a relatively high melting point so that 1t will not be. unduly softened by solar heat in warm climates, and

itmay be applied to the saturated or impregnated foundation when" rendered soft and plastic by heat, or when mixed with a volatile solvent. 'Preparedflexible roofing Ina Specification of Letters latent. Application filed April 7, 19-14. Serial 1%. saoxaos.

-made in many different forms, to the roof structure in many without departingv from the spirit and scope method of laying the tiles.

configuration Fig. 9 represents still another form of the Patented May 9', 1916.

terial when so made, cannot be bent at sharp angles, particularly in cold Weather, for some time after. it has been made and the coating has set, without cracking or breaking the coating and thus rendering the material uselessas awaterproof and ing, Hence a difficult problem is presented, in

forming tiles of such material, as such material is comparatively thin, and, when laid upon a roof, even in shingle form looks flat when viewed from a distance. We have successfully overcome these difficulties and have provided a tile formed of the material referred to, so constructed and shaped'that when laid it forms a waterproof and weatherproof roof which will not leak, which presents an appearance of thickness and solidity, and has the ornamental appearance of a roofing made of clay or rigid composition tiles. It will of course beappreciated that, so far as the outline or configuration of the individualtiles is concerned, they may be arfd secured different Ways of the invention. 1

0n the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 represents inperspective View a portion of a roof covered with one form of tile embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 illustrates a plan; view of the .roof showing tiles of different "configuration to present a more'ornamental appearance. Fig. 3 represents asection on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig; 4 represents a longitudinal section on the line H of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents a crosssection on the line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 illustrates a Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate portions of tile blanks of different embodying the tile: Fig. 10 represents a sectionon the line 1010 of Fig. 9. Fig;f1 1 (Sheet 1) represents weatherproof cover- I invention.

a magnified conventional" section through the bent or hinge portion of a blank. Fig. 12 shows in edge view two overlapping tiles having concavo-convex hollow ribs or ridges.

All of the forms of tile which we have i illustrated are characterized by their pro vision with one or more longitudinal ridges or corrugations formed by bending the blank, so that, wh'enthe tiles are laid, these ridges or corrugations register, and form I It is quite evident the tiles, which are exposed by laying, may be formed or shaped with any ornamental configuration as shown in Figs. 2 T and 8. In Fig. 7, the lower edge of the body portion is slit as at 25, and the two triangle tabs fold under and flexible hinges are formed at the folds as at 27. ()r, if desired, the lower edge portion of the tile may be curved shown at 28 in Fig. 8. .It may be preferable to have the crimped or corrugated portions provided with a doubled under edge. in which case that portion of the tile will be formed with tabs 29. 29, as shown in Fig. 9, which are doubled under at the same time that the tab 14 is doubled under, and the longitudinal folds formed subsequently. Sometimes the lower corner of the overlapping portion 23 may be cut off as shown at 30 in Fig. 9 and in Fig. 2. \Vhen the tiles have been laid as described, the ridges or hollow ribs of each horizontal row of tiles overlap and form continuations of the corresponding ribs or ridges of the next adjacent row of tiles. Preferably the individual tiles are of such length that when laid each tile overlaps, and is overlapped by two adjacent tiles longitudinally of the hollow ribs or ridges.

It will be evident to persons skilled in this art that numerous variations in size, shape and construction may be adopted in tiles of this general character without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. We should point out that additional fasten ings may be passed through the V-shaped portions of the corrugations into the supporting structure, at points where they will be covered by overlapping tiles, for insuring the attachment of the side edges of the tiles to said structure.

We do not claim herein broadly the bending of a piece of coated waterproof 0r weatherproof material while the coating is soft and plastic to form a flexible hinge portion, as

that those portions of that is claimed in Letters Patent No. 1,104,998, filed March 18, 1913, by F. o. ()verbury, and granted July 28, 1914.

lVhen the tiles are laid, as shown in Fig. l for instance, they are arranged in horizontal and in vertical (relatively) rows with each tile overlapping the adjacent lower tile and underlapping adjacent upper tile in each vertical row, and lapping the adjacent tiles in the same horizontal row. The lapping side portions or raised ribs interlock, as it were, such ribs on one tile registering in alinement with the tiles in the same adjacent rows.

\Vhat we claim is:

1. A roofing tile formed of flexible waterproof material having a' weatherproof coating, and comprising a body portion formed with a longitudinal bend or fold forming a flexible hinge and with the coating stretched at the bend. whereby the tile may be placed upon the roof with an upstanding portion to form a ridge or rib.

2. A flexible roofing tile formed of a flexible non-metallic foundation coated with a weatherproof material adapted to be made plastic, said tile comprising a body portion and side portions flexibly connected by bends or hinges to said body portions, the

exterior coating being stretched and elongated at said hinges or bends.

3. A flexible roofing tile formed of a flexible non-metallic foundation coated with a weatherproof material adapted to be made plastic. said tile comprising a body portion, a doubled under tab at its lower edge, and with a flexibly connected shaped side portion adapted to form an upstanding rib.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our signatures, in prcsence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK C. ()VERBURY. HOWARD CARLETON PLATTS. \Vitnesses:

F. F. Hooxnn, L. B. FANGER. 

